Counselor’s Connection
Seniors: You should be visiting colleges and narrowing down your choices. If you don’t know what you want to do, let’s do an interest inventory. You should be signing up to take another ACT and doing some practice tests. I can give you a practice test to work on or you can go to the ACT website www.act.org. They have practice questions as well.
All of you should be thinking about life after high school. Community college, University, tech school, military and on the job training are all great things to consider. Check out www.okcollegestart.org and set up your profile. Compare colleges, majors and careers and request transcripts to be sent to colleges. Also check out www.zinch.com and www.fastweb.com for scholarships. They have many scholarships and not all of them are for seniors only.
If you haven’t chosen a school or path after high school, a college fair is the perfect opportunity for you to meet college reps and ask questions. Register at www.gotocollegefairs.com You will receive a bar code and take that with you to the college fair and the schools you are interested in will scan the bar code so no need to fill out all those information cards. You’ll have more time to ask questions.
NHS still has several college trips coming up. Don’t forget to get your permission forms, turn them in on time to Ms. Wilson and contact the college on-line and set up a college visit for the date of the trip so they know you will be there.
Parents: Please talk with your students about what they want to do after high school, college, military, tech school etc. Part of that talk should include the cost and a goal for how to pay for post high school training or college. The FAFSA opened October 1st
There will be a FAFSA workshop at Bartlesville High School Freshman Library on December 11th from 6-8 pm as well. They will have free food and door prizes. Use the Shawnee Ave Entrance. Parents please bring your 2016 taxes and the FSA ID’s.
There will be a Scholarship Panel for current seniors November 7th from 6-7:30 pm at the Freshman Conference Center, Bartlesville High School, 1700 Hillcrest Dr. (use the Shawnee Entrance). There will be free food and Door Prizes.
Destination RSU is Saturday, November 11th. This is a great opportunity to visit a campus with your student even if RSU isn’t one of their choices right now. You can get the real story about college life, straight from current students, faculty and administrators. Enjoy campus tours, prize giveaways and fun information sessions. You may even win a scholarship. The event is free but you must register. The deadline to register is Friday, November 3rd. www.rsu.edu/DestinationRSU. Or call 918-343-7999 or 800-256-7511.
Students: The next ACT is set for December 9th. The deadline to sign up is November 3rd without a late fee. The test costs $46.00. Register on-line at www.act.org. JOM will reimburse Native American students, $30.00 one time their junior year and one time their senior year. Students on Free/Reduce Lunch may have a fee waiver one time per year for both their junior and senior years. The state of Oklahoma paid for all juniors to take the ACT in March. Therefore, NHS will no longer reimburse students for other ACT test dates. It is very important to take the ACT at least once prior to the start of the senior year. It is a good idea to take the test towards the end of the sophomore year, as practice for the real test, especially if your student suffers from test anxiety. If you do not have a photo ID please obtain one ASAP or let me know so I can make you an ID letter.
Students can take practice tests at www.act.org and http://www.crackact.com. Another free ACT prep is www.march2success.com. There are interactive games and this site can also help you with nursing exams, tech school entrance exams and assist with STEM courses.
Future ACT Test Dates:
Test Dates Regular Deadline Late Fee Required Photo upload Deadline
December 9 November 3 Nov 4- 17 December 1
February 10 January 12 Jan 13-19 February 2
April 14 March 9 March 10-23 April 6
June 9 May 4 May 5-18 June 1
July 14 June 15 June 16-22 July 6
Driver’s Letter: Students needing a letter for their Driver’s Permit need to put their name on Ms. Wilson’s door a week before they need the letter. She is not always at the high school and if you didn’t pass the test then a time to retake the test must be set up.
Scholarships:
Tuition Funding Source post scholarships daily at TFSscholarships on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. They are supposed to be easy to find, follow and share. They also have college resources such as tips for studying. http://www.tuitionfundingsources.com Also try www.fastweb.com
Upcoming college visits:
OKWU – Bartlesville Friday, November 10th
UCO – Edmond Monday, November 13th
Pitt State-Pittsburg, KS Thursday, November 30th
College Reps Here:
Labette Friday, October 27th 12:10-12:40
OSUIT Monday, October 30th 12:40-1:30
Other Important Dates:
Pre-ACT Wednesday, November 1st. Test is for all sophomores at the Hillside Christian Church.
Are you interested in a Vet tech or Pre-Vet Program? Colby Community College in
Colby, Kansas might be a great option for you. Ms. Wilson has some flyers or you can
go on-line and check out their website. www.colbycc.edu
Cherokee Nation is hosting a College and Career Night on Tuesday, November 14th at
Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, 17091 S. Muskogee Ave. It is open to the public.
There are refreshments and door prizes. Grand Prize is a Dell Laptop. Call Chrissy
March at 918-506-9963 or Jennifer Pigeon at 918-822-2446 for more info.
Destination RSU is a fun event for students considering RSU. It is Saturday, November
11th at 9am. There will be tours, food, t-shirts and prizes such as scholarships.
RSU Junior Day is April 12th.